Freshly Grounded

Former Bad Boy rapper Loon (Amir Muhadith) returns to Freshly Grounded for one of the deepest conversations we've ever had. From growing up on the streets of Harlem to becoming Muslim, serving as an imam in prison, studying in Egypt, and now building one of the most ambitious Muslim animation projects we've seen, Amir reflects on the lessons that shaped his life. We discuss prison culture, why so...

Most Muslims don't need investment advice. They need help escaping debt. In this episode of Freshly Grounded, Faisal and Kaya sit down with Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq for one of the most practical conversations we've had around money, modern consumerism, mortgages, credit cards, buy-now-pay-later culture and what Islam actually teaches about wealth. This is about: • Why so many Muslims feel financia...

A casual catch-up that somehow turns into a masterclass on building in public, protecting your rizq, and navigating the chaos of the internet. From Faisal's Instagram getting shut down overnight, to what it really means to own your audience . They unpack the reality of building a business in public, the balance between transparency and protecting yourself from the evil eye, and why not everything...

In this solo episode, Faisal breaks down what might be the biggest opportunity Muslims have ever had in the modern world. For years, we've been told: "Work for yourself so you can protect your time, your salah, and your income." But for most people… that always felt out of reach. Not anymore. Faisal dives into the rise of AI and "vibe coding" — where you can now build real apps, tools, and busines...

Faisal sits down with Imran, better known online as What In The Chef, to unpack the story behind one of the fastest growing food creators online. From leaving engineering and working in the bin area at McDonald's… to building a personal brand with millions of followers… to self-publishing his cookbook entirely through Canva, this is a masterclass in betting on yourself. Imran shares how he built h...

👉 DONATE: https://freshlygrounded.com/spot In this special Ramadan ifṭār episode of Freshly Grounded, Faisal is joined by his older brother Omar and their good friend Hannan for a relaxed evening of food, conversation, and some surprisingly deep reflections. What starts as a casual ifṭār with sandwiches, sushi experiments, and ginger shots quickly turns into a fascinating conversation about socia...

👉 DONATE: https://freshlygrounded.com/spot Faisal and Sam talk Ramadan routines, the brutal honesty of post-tour sickness, and the eternal struggle between "I'm being healthy" and "double smash burger + blueberry milkshake." 👉 2for2 Show: https://www.youtube.com/@2for2show 👉 Faisal's parenting seminar: https://parenting.faisal.live 👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com 📧 Freshly Grounded New...

👉 Money Budgeting Tool: https://money.freshlygrounded.com There's a lot of noise right now around money. Side hustles. Passive income. Financial freedom. The promise that once you hit a certain number, life will finally feel lighter. But what if the real problem isn't how much money you make… What if it's how you relate to the money you already have? In this solo episode, Faisal speaks honestly a...

Abu Lahya's mentorship: https://application.imaccelerator.com/fg1 👉 Episode notes: https://notes.fg.media/notes/bBNdtYRq_xI 👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live Faisal sits down with Abu Lahya — one of the clearest voices right now for Muslims who want to build serious businesses without living in the grey areas. We get into the real story behind his "Muslim Alex Hormozi" label… including...

👉 Episode notes: https://notes.fg.media 👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live Faisal and Kaya are joined by Simon "Simon Says Squat" for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation that starts with AI and content… and ends up somewhere much deeper. They talk honestly about: - how AI should be used as a tool, not a replacement for thinking - why doom-scrolling rewires your brain towards stress...

Faisal sits down with Hamza Tzortzis for one of those conversations that starts with "bro you lost weight?"… and ends up deep in ḥikmah, the algorithm, tadabbur, and why modern Muslims are quietly outsourcing their brains to AI. Hamza breaks down: why "1/3 food, 1/3 water, 1/3 air" is a limit, not a target how hunger can be reframed as your body repairing itself his "B + C + D" framework for livin...

👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live Faisal sits down with Mohammad Taher, better known as "The Airport Guy", the man who's made airports weirdly fascinating for half a million people. Mohammad breaks down how he actually gets access to the runway, why his growth took years before it looked "overnight", and the exact moment he went from 8k followers → 150k in 30 days after doubling down on...

👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live 👉 Faisal's parenting seminar: https://parenting.faisal.live Faisal reflects on the passing of our brother Abdul  Latif (Lats) : the kind of person whose good character didn't just affect his friends… it affected people who never even met him. We talk about what that says about the power of uplifting energy , why people's tongues speaking well of you af...

LIVE UK TOUR: https://fg.live   Faisal's away… so the FG lot took the mic. In this catch-up, Ibrahim, Kaya and Sulaiman talk Dubai coffee shop culture (including the "free booth for 2 hours" spot), what they're working on right now, and why "start now" beats waiting for New Year motivation. They also go deep on what's actually working on social media right now: raw FaceTime-style content, personal...

In a world obsessed with "bigger, faster, more" - Shaykh Abid Khan brings the conversation back to what's right in front of us: your character, your discipline, and your immediate responsibilities. We also get practical: how to track your time, how shayṭān's "entry points" can be as unique as a fingerprint, and why being in the company of scholars and mentors matters more (not less) in the AI era...

👉 Faisal's mentorship: freshlygrounded.com/mentorship 👉 Free ebook: https://identity.desqy.com This solo episode breaks down the dilemma so many Muslims face today: we want more freedom, more family time, more control over our schedule, but we don't want to chase trends, compromise our values, or become "influencers" for the algorithm.  After 15 years in content creation and leading marketing fo...

👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com What if instead of "just knowing"… you actually asked the right questions before you got married? In this episode of Freshly Grounded, I sit down with Adiwahab, author of "Can I Ask You A Question?" – a book of over 150 questions to ask in the premarital stage so you stop guessing, stop romanticising, and start being intentional for the sake of Allāh. 📖 Get...

An honest, unfiltered chat about the deeper, real-world meaning of lowering your gaze, beyond just interactions with the opposite gender. They break down how guarding your eyes protects your heart, your dignity, your privacy, and even your relationships in a world powered by timelines, rumors, and unintentional snooping. From peeking into open doors, back gardens, and balconies to not inspecting b...

Sunnah Remedies is BACK. 💥 After years away from the mic and off social media, our most requested guest ʿAbdul Hakim returns with something brand new: a weekly series on Freshly Grounded called Heart Remedies – and this is episode one. 👉 Watch the weekly Heart Remedies episodes and all premium shows at: https://fgtribe.com

Kaya and Faisal break down the rise of a Muslim founder whose AI company is now valued at $3B—from coding in a Jordanian internet café and getting rejected by YC four times… to building a browser-based IDE in 2016, then pivoting into agentic AI that codes, debugs, and deploys while you sleep. We pull out the real lessons: grit over hype, "die on the path," and why building within halal limits brin...

👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com Faisal sits down with his older brother Omar: a designer, builder, and the mind behind Five Day Sprint. They explore what it really means to believe in yourself, how a single teacher's words can change your life, and why true success comes from doing, building, and staying curious, not chasing titles or trends. This conversation is about creativity, faith, a...

FG Tribe: https://fgtribe.com England legend and World Cup-winning all-rounder Moeen Ali sits down with us one year after retiring from international cricket. We go deep on motivation after retirement, training for franchise leagues, why he still works harder at 38, and how he balances love of the game with staying present for family. Mo opens up on legacy, fame (and why he avoids it), starting hi...

👉 Get Episode Notes & Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com From teenage "OG" creator to historian, Arabic teacher, and family man, Musa Adnan returns after six years for a real catch-up on growth, studying, and sincerity. We talk about choosing academia (BA + MA in History) while doubling down on Islamic studies and Arabic, why Arabic is the master key that unlocks every other science, and how te...

MARRIAGE & MONEY SUMMIT: https://fg.live  In this episode, Ustadh Abdul Ahad returns to continue our running series on character and manners: from the classical roots of "heedlessness of the righteous" to the modern problem of backbiting, when to ignore and when to forbid evil, how to deal with elders and youngsters, what ghayrah really means (and what it doesn't), and why even gifts can become a...

👉 Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/freshlygrounded Shaykh Muhammad Tim Humble joins Freshly Grounded to unpack one of the greatest tests of our time: our relationship with money and the dunya. From the hadith of the two hungry wolves to the difference between having wealth and chasing it, Shaykh Tim explains how ambition, entrepreneurship, and seeking provision can either elevate us or q...